BERNIE SANDERS: Almost 7,000 of my supporters just signed up to run for office

Bernie Sanders has inspired thousands of
supporters to express interest in running for political
office.

After the Vermont senator made an impassioned plea
to his supporters during a Thursday-night webcast to carry
the "political revolution" forward, his campaign released a
statement claiming that nearly 6,700 of his people said that
they'd be interested in seeking elected office.

The supporters went to a portal on Sanders' campaign website,
BernieSanders.com/win, and signed up to receive more information
about running at the local or state level.

The campaign said that roughly 11,000 expressed interest in
either running or volunteering to help other Sanders supporters
run.

The Democratic presidential hopeful, who has yet to suspend his
campaign — although the primary season has ended and he's won
fewer pledged delegates than presumptive Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton — called the response "extraordinary."

"I have no doubt that with the energy and enthusiasm our campaign
has shown that we can win significant numbers of local and state
elections if people are prepared to become involved," Sanders
said in the release. "This will be part of transforming our
country from the bottom on up."

To express interest, supporters had to enter only their name,
email, phone number, and address and select if they wanted to
either run for office or volunteer for others. Supporters were
also given the option of answering how they've been involved in
Sanders' movement and to provide more information about
themselves.

Here is the form they had to fill out to receive more
information about carrying the movement forward in their
area: